发明名称 |
FRONT PILLAR CONSTRUCTION HAVING REINFORCEMENT MEMBER FOR VEHICLE FRAME |
摘要 |
A front pillar construction on a vehicle frame includes a pillar inner member having pillar inner member mating flanges and a pillar outer member having pillar outer member mating flanges welded to the pillar inner member mating flanges to form a front pillar member with a hollow construction. The front pillar construction further includes an angled reinforcement member fixedly secured to the pillar member at a location arranged to break a wheel of the vehicle disposed immediately forward of the pillar member during small overlap frontal crashes wherein the wheel is forced rearward toward the pillar member. |
申请公布号 |
US2015246692(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.09.03 |
申请号 |
US201414194855 |
申请日期 |
2014.03.03 |
申请人 |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
发明人 |
Rangaswamaiah Shivaprasad G.;Miller Ryan A.;Gross William J.;Lucas Jeremy P.;Sandoz Edouard S. |
分类号 |
B62D25/04 |
主分类号 |
B62D25/04 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A vehicle frame, comprising:
a pillar member disposed rearward of a wheel; and a reinforcement member fixedly secured to the pillar member at a location arranged to break the wheel during small overlap frontal crashes wherein the wheel is forced rearward toward the pillar member, wherein the reinforcement member is has a wedge shape for breaking the wheel and directing a laterally outward portion of the wheel laterally outward away from the pillar member. |
地址 |
Tokyo JP |